DTVHINDICricketers will no longer be seen in alcohol and tobacco advertisements, government wrote a letter to BCCI and SAI
It is disappointing to see surrogate endorsements of tobacco and/or alcohol related products by some of the most renowned cricketers and actors during a cricket event like the IPL – Director General of Health Services Atul Goel BCCI & SAI Logo (Photo Source: Getty Images) Everyone is aware of how the media controls people’s minds. Nowadays, advertisements of all kinds of products are shown in newspapers, TV, radio and digital media, which also include advertisements related to things like smoking, tobacco and alcohol. Sportsmen are also seen promoting such advertisements, which is sending a wrong message to the youth. The Health Ministry of the Central Government has now taken a big step in this matter, the Ministry has written a letter to BCCI and Sports Authority of India (SAI), requesting to ban the players from doing advertisements related to alcohol and tobacco. Atul Goyal targeted IPL Director General of Health Services Atul Goyal has expressed concern over surrogate advertisements for tobacco and alcohol related products during popular sporting events like IPL. Atul Goyal wrote in the letter, It is disappointing to see surrogate endorsements of tobacco and/or alcohol-related products by some of the most famous cricketers and actors during cricket events like the IPL. These personalities are role models for millions of youth across the country. Atul Goel also suggested several measures to address this issue. He suggested that both BCCI and SAI issue directives to players and cricketers within their reach and urge them not to participate in surrogate promotions or advertisements of tobacco-related products. Additionally, he recommended against promoting or advertising such products in stadiums or events organized by these organizations. Atul Goyal wrote at the end of the letter, Such measures will not only help reduce tobacco consumption among youth but will also strengthen the positive image of sportspersons as advocates of health and fitness.
Know the result of India’s last ODI match at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo here
Before this three-match ODI series, a three-match T20 series was played between these two teams, which India won 3-0. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter) Team India now has to play a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka which is starting from August 2. All three ODI matches will be played at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. Before this three-match ODI series, a three-match T20 series was played between these two teams which India won 3-0. Now the Indian team will definitely want to win the ODI series as well. In this ODI series, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are making a comeback in the Indian team, who recently retired from the T20 format after the end of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Not only this, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul are also making a comeback in the Indian ODI team. Harshit Rana bowled very well for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League 2024 and he can be seen making his debut for the Indian team in the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka. Today we tell you how India performed in their last match played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo? India won the 2023 Asia Cup in Colombo in their last ODI match Let us tell you, India played its last ODI match against Sri Lanka in the final of the 2023 Asia Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. After qualifying in the group stage, India finished first in the Super 4 stage while Sri Lanka was second in the points table. Sri Lanka performed very poorly in this match and the team was all out for 50 runs in 15.2 overs. India’s best fast bowler Mohammad Siraj bowled lethally and took 6 wickets for 21 runs in 7 overs. Sri Lankan batsmen were helpless in front of Mohammad Siraj’s lethal bowling. In response, India won this match by 10 wickets. Opener Shubman Gill played an innings of 27* runs for the team while Ishan Kishan contributed 23* runs. India won the Asia Cup title for the eighth time. Many people praised this performance of the Indian team. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
SL vs IND Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI and Pitch Report for 1st ODI
The first match of the ODI series between India and Sri Lanka will be played on August 2 SL vs IND (Photo Source: Getty Images) Match Preview (SL vs IND Match Preview): Sri Lanka And India The first match of the three-match ODI series between the two teams will be played in Colombo on August 2. Before the ODI series, a three-match T20 series was also played between the two teams, in which India won 3-0. The Sri Lankan team had earlier played a three-match ODI series against Bangladesh in March, in which the team had to face a 2-1 defeat. On the other hand, India had played an ODI series against South Africa in December last year, in which the team had won 2-1. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who have retired from the T20 International format, will be seen playing in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Along with this, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant are also making a comeback. Sri Lanka vs India Match Details: Sri Lanka vs India Pitch Report (SL vs IND Pitch Report): The pitch of R. Premadasa Stadium is considered to be the best for bowlers, good swing is seen here. The average first innings score on this pitch is 225 runs. Sri Lanka vs India Head to Head Records (SL vs IND Head to Head Records): Sri Lanka vs India Probable Playing XIs (SL vs IND Predicted XIs for both Teams): Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (captain), Dunith Velagale, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahish Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Mohammed Shiraz India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh SL vs IND Dream11 Fantasy Team (Sri Lanka vs India Dream11 Team for 1st ODI) SL vs IND Dream11 Team 1 (Dream 11 Head to Head Team) wicket keeper- KL Rahul, Kusal Mendis Batsman- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Sadira Samarawickrama All-rounder- Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Wanindu Hasaranga Bowlers- Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Mahish Teekshana First choice for captain: Virat Kohli|| Second choice for captain: KL Rahul Vice-Captain First Choice: Mohammed Siraj|| Vice-Captain Second Choice: Wanindu Hasaranga SL vs IND Dream11 Team 2 (Dream 11 Grand League Team) wicket keeper- KL Rahul, Kusal Mendis Batsman- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Sadira Samarawickrama All-rounder- Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne Bowlers- Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj First choice for captain: Rohit Sharma|| Second choice for captain: Axar Patel Vice-Captain First Choice: Washington Sundar|| Vice-Captain Second Choice: Kuldeep Yadav
VIDEO: Fans outside the dressing room chanted Chokli-Chokli, Virat Kohli turned red with anger
Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X) India’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli was trolled by fans during his first training in Colombo before the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Actually, Kohli was doing shadow practice with his teammates in the dressing room, when some fans were heard shouting ‘Chokli, Chokli’ from behind. Obviously, Virat did not like this sloganeering of the fans and he looked very unhappy with this. Let us tell you that this word was first used after the 2019 World Cup exit, when Kohli was out after scoring just one run. This was the third time Kohli was out after scoring one run in an ICC knockout match. Earlier, the same thing happened against Australia in the 2015 World Cup semi-final and against Pakistan in the 2017 Champions Trophy final. Someone called Virat Kohli a chokli in front of him in the dressing room of Colombo ground in Sri Lanka, after which Virat got angry.😭😭 No way now Lankan fan’s also owning Virat Kohli 🙏😹😹😹 pic.twitter.com/ru4KbRUfBX — 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@rushiii_12) July 31, 2024 Virat Kohli will be seen playing in the ODI series against Sri Lanka In fact, Kohli is currently in Sri Lanka for the ODI series against Sri Lanka starting on August 2. The players included in the ODI team, including Rohit, Kohli and Harshit Rana, who was included in the team for the first time, arrived here on Sunday. Rohit, Kohli and Kuldeep Yadav will take the field for the first time after India’s victory in the T20 World Cup. Shreyas Iyer will also return to the team from the ODI series against Sri Lanka. He played his last limited overs match for India against South Africa in December last year. Iyer was out of Team India since then. The Indian team will play only 6 ODIs before the Champions Trophy 2025. Three ODIs against Sri Lanka and three ODIs against England will be played in January next year. All the matches of the ODI series against Sri Lanka will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium. The first match will be played on August 2, the second on August 4 and the third on August 7.
Joe Root became the number one batsman in ICC Test Ranking, these three Indian players are in the top 10
Joe Root (Pic Source-Twitter) England batsman Joe Root has regained the number one spot in the ICC Men’s Test batting rankings after scoring 87 runs in the first innings of the third and final match of the ICC World Test Championship series against the West Indies in Birmingham. His team won this match by 10 wickets and with this won the series 3-0. With this, Joe Root has ended Kane Williamson’s reign. New Zealand’s legendary batsman Kane Williamson was the number one batsman in the Test rankings for a long time. At the same time, Yashasvi Jaiswal has benefited in the T20I rankings. Suryakumar Yadav is still at number two in the T20I rankings. He has not been able to snatch the number one position from Australian opener Travis Head. Rohit Sharma reached sixth position in ICC Test Ranking Talking about the Test rankings, Joe Root has reached number one. He was at number two after the second match of the England vs West Indies Test series. Joe Root has 872 points, while Kane Williamson has 859 rating points. Babar Azam is at number three and Daryl Mitchell is at number four. Steve Smith is at number five. At the same time, Rohit Sharma has gained one position. He has reached the sixth position. England batsman Harry Brook has dropped four places in the Test rankings. He has slipped from fourth to seventh position. Yashasvi Jaiswal is at number 8 and Dimuth Karunaratne is at number 9 and Virat Kohli is at number 10. Talking about T20 rankings, Travis Head is at the top with 844 rating points. Suryakumar Yadav is at number two. He has 805 points in his account. Phil Salt has reached number three. At the same time, Yashasvi Jaiswal has managed to reach the fourth position from sixth. Babar Azam has slipped one place. Mohammad Rizwan has come to the sixth position, who was at number five. Jos Buttler is currently at number seven. Rituraj Gaikwad is at number 8. Brandon King is at the 9th and Johnson Charles is at the 10th position.
Virat and Harshit Rana came face to face for the first time after the no ball controversy, see photos
After this T20 series, a three-match ODI series will be played between India and Sri Lanka Virat Kohli and Harshit Rana (Image Credit- Twitter The third and final match of the T20 series between India and Sri Lanka is to be played today at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. In both the matches played between India and Sri Lanka so far in the series, the visiting team has had the upper hand. The Men in Blue have won both the matches and have taken a 2-0 lead in the series. On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav and company would like to whitewash Sri Lanka by winning the match to be played today. However, on the other hand, the host team would like to save its reputation by winning this match. After this T20 series, a three-match ODI series will be played between the two teams. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be seen playing in this ODI series. Young player Harshit Rana is also a part of the team. Meanwhile, a picture of Virat Kohli and Harshit Rana has surfaced, which is going viral. Virat and Rana face to face for the first time after the no ball controversy Let us tell you that during IPL 2024, in the match between RCB and KKR on 21 April, Virat Kohli was out on a full toss ball from Harshit Rana. After this, the ruckus started. The umpire declared him out, while Kohli was not happy with the decision. He took a review. Expressing anger, he started arguing with the umpire. Virat believed that the ball was above the waist, so a no ball should have been given, but the third umpire declared this ball valid and gave Kohli out. After this, Virat Kohli hit the ground with his bat while going towards the dressing room, for which Virat Kohli was later fined 50 percent of his match fee. Now after that controversy, Virat Kohli and Harshit Rana are face to face for the first time. Both will be seen playing for India in the ODI series. Probable playing eleven of both teams for the third T20 India: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant / Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj and Khalil Ahmed Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal/Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Ramesh Mendis, Dilshan Madhushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Asitha Fernando
July-30 Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the world of cricket till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. Rahul Dravid (Source X) 1) Virat Kohli Replacement: These 2 Indian young players will replace Virat Kohli! Know who is ahead in the race?
Scott Styris is very eager to see Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli in the same dressing room, gave a big statement
In the past, there have been some clashes on the field between Kohli and Gambhir. Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir (Image Credit- Twitter There have been many clashes between former Indian players Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli during the IPL year after year. Both the players are known for their aggressive attitude on the field. The first clash between the two players was seen during the 2013 IPL, when Gambhir was the captain of KKR. So, during IPL 2023, there was a heated argument between the two players, when Gambhir was the mentor of the Lucknow Super Giants team. However, during IPL 2024, everything seemed to be settled between the two players, and both were seen laughing and joking a lot on the field. On the other hand, recently Gautam Gambhir has become the new head coach of Team India after the T20 World Cup 2024. After this, Gambhir and Virat Kohli will have to work in the same dressing room. So now a big statement of former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris has come out regarding this matter. Scott Styris gave a big statement Let us tell you that recently, quoting India Today, Scott Styris said about the fight between the two – Yes, this is a really good question. I think we have to wait and see. I don’t think anyone can sit here and say that it will work so well or it won’t work. Styris further said, “I think both the players will just try to speak a little less and observe how things are working with the team, in terms of managing Virat Kohli.” Gautam will be looking to Virat Kohli to lead all the young players. We don’t know about that relationship right now how it will be, but there are two different players in the team who have two different strengths in the group.
VIDEO: Virat Kohli stuck among fans at Colombo airport, competition to take selfies begins
Virat Kohli will be seen playing in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X) India’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli has reached Sri Lanka for the upcoming ODI series. Team India has to play a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli will be seen in international cricket for the first time after the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. Virat Kohli is returning to competitive cricket after a month’s break. Apart from him, Rohit Sharma will also be seen playing international cricket for the first time after the T20 World Cup. Fans surrounded Virat Kohli at Colombo airport Rohit Sharma and other players had already reached Sri Lanka for the ODI series, while Virat Kohli reached Colombo on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. When Virat Kohli reached Colombo airport, a crowd of fans was seen around him. They all wanted to take a selfie with Virat. In fact, wherever Virat Kohli goes, his fans are desperate to click photos with him. Virat Kohli with fans at the Colombo airport. – The GOAT of cricket! 🐐pic.twitter.com/j4w5LZSdjB — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 30, 2024 A similar scene was seen at the airport as well. Everyone present there was trying to take a photo with Virat. Let us tell you that after the T20 World Cup 2024, Virat Kohli was on vacation with his wife Anushka, daughter Vamika and son Akay in London for a month. There are also reports that Virat will soon shift to London with his family forever. Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Harshit Rana and some other cricketers reached Sri Lanka on Sunday. However, their first net session could not be held on Monday due to rain. At the same time, Virat Kohli can participate in the net sessions to be held on Tuesday i.e. today, 30 July. However, it is expected that Virat Kohli can also take rest from the net sessions. The ODI series is starting from August 2, so the Indian players do not have much time to prepare. Apart from this, before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Team India has to play only 6 ODI International matches, so these matches are important for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, because both have retired from T20 International cricket.
July 28 – Evening News Headlines: All the latest news from the cricket world till this evening
This news gives a brief description of the events that made headlines in the cricket world today. (Image Credit- Instagram) 1) SL vs IND: What took Virat 125 matches to achieve, SKY did it in just 69 matches, now he will break the world record
